Scientists are highlighting biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass, as a promising solution to help soils store carbon and reduce ...

Great Parks has started construction on a composting facility in Winton Woods that will play a key role in the biochar ...

Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists, partnering with American Farmland Trust, extension educators and four Nebraska ...

Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and public health. With nearly 80 percent of agricultural soils containing traces ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

Biochar, a carbon rich material made by heating biomass under low oxygen conditions, has long been known for its ability to store carbon in soils and ...

Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and environmental health. Cadmium is a highly toxic heavy metal that accumulates ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Biochar is produced by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen. It is a charcoal-like substance that farmers have used ...